Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11


Henry Ward Beecher was the fourth
son Of Lyman BeeCher, and was 5orn at
Litchfeld, Conn, June n, 1873. He
graduated from Amherst College, Massa-
chusetts, in 1884, and later studied theoi-
ogy at Lane Seminary near Cincinnati.
He first settled as q Presbyterian minister
at Lqwrcnceburg, Ind, in 1887, removed
to indianapolis in 1888, and became pas
tor of the Plymouth Congregational
Clurch at Brooklyn, n. Y, in 1877. Dur
ing his whole career he mingled to q
greater extent t1an almost any other
preacher Of his denomination in matters
not strictly professional III Brooklyn
ne was sOOl known as an earnest op-
porent Of slavery, and very carly be
came known as q platform oretor end
lecturer. He was always strong Re
publican, with the exception OF the
Blaiue-Cleveland campaign, when he adj
voc2ted the election Of the latter, and
preached a plumber of political sermons
from the pulpit, besides addressing &
number Of political meetings. In 1870 he
became editor of the Christian Union, q
weekly religious paper. Mr.. Beecher
several times visited Europe. In the
summer of 1874, Mr.. 4. TiltoD, then edi-
tor of the Indep ndeG', charged Mr..
Beecher with crimiualitv with Mrs. TIL
ton. He brought civil suit against Mr..
Beecher, claiming 500, 00) damages. The
trial lasted six months and ended in the
defendants acquittal. In 1878, Mr.. Beecher
announced that he did not believe In the
eternity of punishment, believing that all
punishments are cautiOnarv and remedial
He formally withdrew from the ASsocla-
ton of congregational Churches on &C
count OF this change in his belief. He
was the author of Lectures to Young Men,
Ears and Eyes, Freedom ana War, Nor
wood and many other works.
In the late years Of his life Mr.. Beecher
became known as en- advocate OF the the
DRY OF ev0luNon, which he attempted to
show IS in no Tay entag0nistiC to the
teachings OF the BihIa r these efforts
he was engaged Gt M Z ~" 81: hi9 ''rafh.
He leaves unfinished = puuk rrCptdinI il
print the thoughts brought Gu. II ii, IT,
ceut ! ares on evolution.
AROUND THE DEATH BED.
NEW YORK, March S-Rev Henry
Ward Beecher aiai a ~! this mc-.i :
il the presence Ct mos. Of the Numbers
IL MS IN my. - - PLNSG-GL WIG
Colonel II. B. Bsecler and his vile and
daughters, Hattie aud Daisy; Henry
Ward Beecher, Jr., Miss Edith Beecher,
W. c. Beecher aud wife, Rev. Samuel
Scoville, Mrs. s. SCovil!e, daughter of
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher; Miss Scoville,
who has Just come from the Pacific slope,
and Miss Bullard, Rev. S. B Holiday and
wife, Bella, the Scotch nurse, who has
been with the family many years, and was
g special fayorite of the deceased
preacher; the male nurse, Riordan
Seacomb, one Of the trustees of Plymouth
church, and Msior J. B. Pond.
Mr.. SeScOmb came cut at 10 q. IN. and
said no arrangements as yet had been
made for the tureral further than pro.
vidiDg that thev should be carried out by
Mr.. Hopper Of Brooklyn.
A QUIET DEATH.
Henry Ward BeeCHer began to sink
slowly after midnight and the watchers
at the bedside soon saw that the end was
near. Mr.. Beecher passed quietly away
while asleep. He never regained ConCious
ness after the paralysis of his mind. Il
IS of course too early yet to announce
anything definite about the funeral, but
the interment will probably be in Green
wood. Mr.. Beecher never bought q lot
there, but his children and some of his
grandchildren lie on Evergreen hill in
the plat OF Mrs. John I. Howard. Mt
Beecher'S twin babies died on the same
day when the afterwards famous preacher
was young and poor aud comparatively
unknown. lie WAS living at the time in
Towards house, and was given space or
Evergreen hill. II is possible thai
Plymouth church or the citizens OF
Brookly at large will buy plat and erect
q handsome monument.
MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH PARIsHION.
Frs.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, March S.-A meet
ing of the parishloners of Plymouth
church was held ia the lecture room las,
night The room WIS crowded with
male ard female members of the congre-
cation and not a few friends from othel
churches, and there was scarcely a dry
eye to be seen fr m the beginning to the
end Of The proceedings. Mr.. Titnery pre-,
sided.
Rev. Or. Holiday opened the meeting
win moving PRAYER, il which he de-
sired that their beloved pastor might not
even be allowed to seem TO suffer, but
lna~ ne HlSnL specify StL5ln luIo ld-
rest prepared for him. After the singing
of hymn Mr.. Jacobson offered prayer
and the chairman then read a portion of
the scripture, commencing: "Finally,
beloved be strong in the Lord, and in the
power of his might which is able to keep
you from falling" etc. It seemed al
most as if these words were message to
him who was leaving them, because it
seemed as though he were born
a warrior. In all the past years he had
had to fight and to struggle. There had